With a vast sea of options out there—hiking, Chelsea, desert, cowboy, et cetera—it begs the question: what is your choice in fall footwear saying about you? So we graciously came up with this handy guide:

Understanding what your boots are saying about you, courtesy of Kempt.

Clarks Desert Boots: On a scale of one to “next-level,” these are a zero. But on a scale of one to “boots,” they’re solidly a six.

L.L. Bean Boots: I grew up in a small town in coastal Maine named after a nearly unpronounceable Indian tribe where I was weaned on lobster, stoicism and cold morning mist. (Or at least that’s what I’ve been telling people.)